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Tag: Child Care
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Nation & World
Faculty diversity continues to grow
Harvard continues to make progress in its goal to diversify its faculty, with numbers of women and minorities reaching record highs.
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Nation & World
Poll shows gap between parent views and expert assessments of quality of U.S. child care
A recent poll suggests a major gap between parents’ views and research experts’ assessments of the quality of child care in the U.S.
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Nation & World
Survey finds faculty satisfaction rate at 81 percent
The vast majority of Harvard faculty report that they are satisfied with their positions here, according to the latest Faculty Climate Survey released today by the Office for Faculty Development and Diversity.
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Nation & World
Help with kids. And pets. And …
The WATCH Portal, an online network launched last year to connect Harvard parents with University-affiliated baby sitters, is expanding its marketplace to include tutoring, pet care, and a host of other services for busy employees in a pinch.
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Nation & World
Explaining the baby bust
Postindustrial countries from Japan to Italy are experiencing startling low birthrates, but the entry of women into the workforce isn’t to blame, according to Sociology Professor Mary Brinton, whose research looks at more subtle factors, including attitudes toward men’s and women’s roles in the workplace and the home.
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Nation & World
All in the Harvard family
The WATCH Portal, a new online child-care service, aims to connect Harvard parents with a vast pool of potential babysitters, from undergraduates and graduate students to the teenage children of employees.
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Nation & World
Help on the home front
Harvard programs assist employees trying to juggle careers and families, bridging coverage gaps.
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Nation & World
Kennedy honors two
A health care entrepreneur and the first Iraq War veteran to serve in Congress are the latest recipients of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award. Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy and Rebecca Onie, co-founder and chief executive of Project HEALTH, were honored during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
